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Medication and IV Administration NCLEX Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass When checking a client's I.V. insertion site, the nurse notes normal color and temperature at the site and no swelling. However, the I.V. solutions haven't infused at the ordered rate; the flow rate is slow even with t...

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Medication and IV Administration NCLEX

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When checking a client's I.V. insertion site, the nurse notes normal color

and temperature at the site and no swelling. However, the I.V. solutions

haven't infused at the ordered rate; the flow rate is slow even with the roller

clamp wide open. When the nurse lowers the I.V. fluid bag, no blood

returns to the tubing. What should the nurse do first? - ✔✔3. Check the

tubing for kinks and reposition the client's wrist and elbow.

As a result of a serious motorcycle accident, a client suffers paraplegia.

When the nurse tries to administer medication, the client refuses it, saying,

"I don't have to take those pills if I don't want to. What good will they do?"

Which action by the nurse would be most appropriate? - ✔✔4. Exploring

how the client's feelings affect the decision to refuse medication

The nurse is administering sublingual nitroglycerin to the client.

Immediately afterward, the client may experience: - ✔✔2. throbbing

headache or dizziness.

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The nurse is preparing to administer 4 units of regular insulin to a client

with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following equipment does the

nurse need to perform the injection? - ✔✔1. Medication administration

record, 3. 27-gauge, ½" needle

The physician prescribes 20 units of U-100 regular insulin for a client. The

only syringe available is a 1-ml tuberculin syringe. How many milliliters of

insulin should the nurse administer? - ✔✔3. 0.2

A client who's admitted with new-onset diabetes mellitus is prescribed an

1,800-calorie diabetic diet. His insulin orders include regular insulin

coverage using a sliding scale, and long-acting insulin every morning just

before breakfast. Why was the sliding scale insulin coverage prescribed? -

✔✔3. Directs the nurse to administer regular insulin doses according to

finger-stick glucose levels without notifying the physician

A child with type 1 diabetes develops diabetic ketoacidosis and receives a

continuous insulin infusion. Which condition represents the greatest risk to

this child? - ✔✔3. Hypokalemia

A client is in the bathroom when the nurse enters to give a prescribed

medication. What should the nurse do? - ✔✔3. Return shortly to the

client's room and remain there until the client takes the medication.

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Which moral principle is the nurse applying by deciding what is best for a

client and acting without consulting that client? - ✔✔2. Paternalism

The physician orders an I.M. injection for a client. Which factor may affect

the drug absorption rate from an I.M. injection site? - ✔✔3. Blood flow to

the injection site

A client is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril) 250 mg by mouth daily. How

many tablets should the nurse administer if each tablet contains 100 mg? -

✔✔2.5

What is the first action that a nurse should take after accidentally failing to

administer an ordered medication? - ✔✔1. Notify the prescriber, nursing

supervisor, and pharmacist.

The physician prescribes a loop diuretic for a client. When administering

this drug, the nurse anticipates that the client may develop which

electrolyte imbalance? - ✔✔2. Hypokalemia

After being treated with heparin for a pulmonary embolism, a client is

prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) using a sliding scale. Which action should

the nurse take before administering this drug? - ✔✔1. Closely monitor

prothrombin time (PT) and international normalized ratio (INR) results to

determine the dose of warfarin to administer.

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